Statement:
Samoa has a lower Human Development Index than Sri Lanka

In the Human Development Index rating Samoa holds position #110 ²⁰²¹ out of 187 and Sri Lanka is #74 out of 187 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Samoa is worse than position of Sri Lanka.

Referencies:

1. Human Development Index ²⁰²¹ by United Nations

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Human Development Index' in descending order.

   Samoa	'Human Development Index' value is	0.71
   Sri Lanka	'Human Development Index' value is	0.78